The Box of Oddities

The Webby Award-winning “Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging from bizarre medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, and from paranormal phenomena to strange cultural practices from around the world. With a focus on oddities, curiosities, and the macabre, each episode is a journey into the unknown, where hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth share their love for unusual stories and inject their humor and commentary. From the strange history of medical practices to chilling true crime stories, to natural (and unnatural) events, "The Box of Oddities" satisfies your thirst for the weird and the unusual, offering an informative and entertaining look into the dark and mysterious corners of our world.

JIMMY KIMMEL, ABC-TV says, "Should you be the type who has an interest in weird stuff, this is a fun thing to allow in your head!" 


“Truth is stranger than fiction, and the Box of Oddities is the strangest of all!” -SLUGGO, SIRIUS XM LITHIUM


“Kat & Jethro wring humor from bizarre, macabre and perplexing places.” -BOSTON MAGAZINE

Comedy
True Crime
Society & Culture
276
#520: Anomalies Of Space And Spirit
Wilkes Land Gravitational anomaly and John Thompson
31 min
277
#519: The Postman With Rocks in His Pants
The Palais Idéal & Valentine’s Meat Juice!
25 min
278
#518: One Bloody Tailgate Party
History of the guillotine & comic book inspiration
31 min
279
BOX517: Camper Toe Blood Sucker
Fun tidbits & ghosts of Thailand
30 min
280
BOX516: Relics In The Casket
Presidential oddities & Irene Sendler
30 min
281
BOX515: Pyrotechnic Charcuterie
Lord Byron's junk & Great Butter and Cheese Fire
32 min
282
Box514: Old Sausage Pants Toth
Unusual festivals & Harrison Okene
30 min
283
BOX513: An Angry Foul-Mouthed Tree Shrew
Laughter and Zheng Yi Sao
28 min
284
BOX512: Like A Sexy Bob Barker
Julia Pastrana & cat monuments
30 min
285
BOX511: Edwardian Script Flipping
The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall & Old English wife selling
29 min
286
BOX510: Digital Breadcrumbs
Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers & Marie Van Brittan Brown
27 min
287
BOX509: An Excellent Judge Of Police Footwear
Superstitions from around the world & Pinkerton’s lady dick
33 min
288
BOX508: Big Nose, Fat Ass
Army of the dead & history of the Passport
33 min
289
BOX507: Flashlights For Eyeballs
Cyberbully mom & Gerty Cori
27 min
290
BOX506: Boobs And Welding
Mike Marcum and MOBA
34 min
291
BOX505: Vindictively Cooking Cabbage
Screaming mummy & Richard the Lionheart's heart
27 min
292
BOX504: Nocturnal Spirit Hair Braiding
Oksana Malaya & haunted Mary Ellen MacDonald
32 min
293
BOX503: Are You My Mommy?
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon and chromhidrosis
28 min
294
BOX502: A Perplexing Scrub Hen
The faces of Bélmez & fun bird names
27 min
295
BOX501: Aerated Sass
E.A. Oxford & experimental weapons
40 min
296
BOX500: The BOO Holiday Collection Vol. II
Holiday Collection Vol. II
57 min
297
BOX499: The BOO Holiday Collection Vol. 1
Unwrap one of two collections of holiday topics curated for your festive Yuletide enjoyment. It’s mostly about bones. Happy holidays! 
31 min
298
BOX498: Sleeping With A Frozen Dead Guy
Human DNA contains a bit of a mystery and a woman’s amazing activity survival story. Alien/ghost DNA and Ada Blackjack in BOX498. Oy, with the poodles already!
30 min
299
BOX497: Dragons, Toilets And Ballpoint Pens
Salamanders and dinosaurs. The sometimes surprising histories of common items and the tyrannosaurus missing link in BOX497. Do not use on broken skin. 
30 min
300
BOX496: A Belly Full Of Fermented Dairy
The ancient Romans had a very unique method of extracting revenge from those who wronged them. JG has the story. And Kat explains why when driving through Finland, many have seen a thousand people standing in a field silently staring as they pass by. BOX496 is just sitting here watching the wheels go 'round and 'round.
25 min